Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2008

Full Length Research Paper

Investigation of the relationship between physical activity level and healthy life-style behaviors of academic staff

Mutlu TURKMEN
  • Mutlu TURKMEN
  • Bartin University, Physical Education and Sport College, Bartin, Turkey
  • Google Scholar
Ali OZKAN, Murat KUL
Taner BOZKUS


  •  Received: 27 February 2015
  •  Accepted: 27 February 2015
  •  Published: 10 March 2015

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